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piątek, 28 lutego 2014
Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word
The Portuguese term ? which embodies a particular mix of melancholy, longing and loss ? has no direct equivalent in English. But it does find full expression in bittersweet music.
Former Ukrainian President Surfaces With Speech In Russia
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych made his first public speech since fleeing the country. Financial Times reporter Courtney Weaver discusses the new conference and its reception in Crimea.
House Approves Anti-Regulatory Bills, With Eye On Elections
The legislation underscores "an increasingly symbolic thrust of legislation as Congress heads toward midterm elections," NPR's David Welna says.
'Non-Stop': Liam Neeson, Armed And Dangerous Again
In an enjoyably absurd airborne whodunit, the actor plays a federal air marshal who has to find the terrorist picking off passengers on a trans-Atlantic flight.
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Venezuela Protests Proof President Maduro Lacks Chavez Charisma
Violent protests have filled the streets in Venezuela for the past two weeks. Tell Me More gets the latest from freelance journalist Andrew Rosati in Caracas.
Jason Collins Returns To Nets As First Openly Gay NBA Player
Jason Collins became the first openly gay male athlete to play in any of the four largest professional sports in the U.S. He joined the Brooklyn Nets in what many are calling a historic moment.
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VIDEO: Warm Reception As NBA's Jason Collins Makes History
The first openly gay man to play for a team in one of the nation's four major professional sports, Collins has joined the Brooklyn Nets. There was applause and some fans stood when he played Sunday.
Keen Eyes, Uncanny Instincts Keep Films In Sharp Focus
Believe it or not, the person responsible for keeping each and every shot of a movie in focus never looks through a camera lens. NPR's Susan Stamberg explains the role of the focus puller.
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'Non-Stop': Liam Neeson, Armed And Dangerous Again
In an enjoyably absurd airborne whodunit, the actor plays a Federal Air Marshal who has to find the terrorist picking off passengers on a tranatlantic flight.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/27/282092556/non-stop-liam-neeson-armed-and-dangerous-again?ft=1&f=1045
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Connecticut Looks To Sell Its Obamacare Exchange To Other States
Problems with online insurance marketplaces have hampered the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in many states. Connecticut, a success story, is trying to turn its expertise into a business.
czwartek, 27 lutego 2014
Supreme Court Allows Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits To Go Forward
The high court agreed with investors who lost billions in a massive fraud perpetrated by tycoon Allen Stanford. By a 7-to-2 vote, the justices allowed their state class action suits to go forward.
Massive Digital Heist Allegedly Hits Bitcoin Market
MtGox, the leading bitcoin exchange, has stopped doing business amid reports it was hit by a massive theft. The troubles at the exchange could prove to be a pivotal moment for the virtual currency.
A Win For Fair Use After Record Label, Copyright Lawyer Settle
Liberation Music threatened to sue Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig over a song he used in one of his lectures. Lessig sued back, and now the label is taking a look at its own copyright policies.
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Now That The Games Are Over, What Will Happen To Sochi?
The giant venues will need to be used somehow if Russia's $51 billion investment ? the most in Olympics history ? is to pay off. If previous games any are guide, the prospects aren't great.
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Impatient With Change, Libyans Begin To Leave
With Libya between chaos and the emergence of a new state, many Libyans are fleeing to other countries. An executive and a revolutionary activist in Tripoli explain their fears and why they may leave.
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Jobless Claims Jump Up, Orders For Durable Goods Fall Off
Thursday's economic news isn't great. More people applied for unemployment benefits and demand for some factory goods was down.
A Day Away From New Government, Ukraine Seeks Stability
Ukrainian leaders are struggling to return the country to some kind of peace. They plan to form a new government Thursday, even as separatist sentiment simmers in the country's eastern regions.
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Forego The Faux Snow: The Games Could Use A Permanent Home
Will Sochi be a city of super-sized, expensive venues that sit mostly empty in the future? Maybe having different cities host the Olympics doesn't make much sense.
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Earnhardt Jr. Wins 2nd Daytona 500 A Decade Later
NASCAR's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night for the second time ? a decade after his first victory ? to snap a 55-race losing streak dating to 2012.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/24/281877084/earnhardt-jr-wins-2nd-daytona-500-a-decade-later?ft=1&f=1055
środa, 26 lutego 2014
Davis, Abbott Expected To Win Texas Gubernatorial Primary
State Senator Wendy Davis is the Democratic hopeful. She's challenging Republican Greg Abbott, the state's attorney general. Both are expected to easily win their primaries.
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Despite Guinness And Google, Some Barroom Questions Go Unanswered
Commentator Andrei Codrescu says Google ? and earlier, the Guinness Book of Records ? has reduced the number of barroom brawls by clearing up matters of fact. But even as more and more of our factual debates find concrete answers, unanswerable questions will always rise up to take their place.
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U.S. Has Little Leverage To Stop Political Violence In Venezuela
The U.S. has wanted better relations with Venezuela, but the new president ? like Hugo Chavez before him, say experts ? uses the U.S. as a scapegoat to divert attention from domestic problems.
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These Stories Consider Solitude, With Echoes Of Emily Dickinson
It's been 15 years since acclaimed writer Lorrie Moore has brought out a new short story collection. Bark has some clunkers and some keepers, but critic Maureen Corrigan says it was worth the wait.
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Democratic Sen. Landrieu Walks A Fine Line In Red Louisiana
The Democrat has won some conservatives in the state with her strong defense of the oil industry. But her support for Obamacare may sink her.
After More Than A Year, Obama And Boehner Sit Down Just To Talk
Speaker Boehner and President Obama are holding their first private conversation in 14 months ? a streak that may say less about the two men than it does about politics, leadership and voters today.
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Arcade Fire Journeys From Haiti To Hollywood
Arcade Fire journeys from Haiti to Hollywood
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At 4.4 Billion Years Old, Oz Crystals Confirmed As World's Oldest
Zircon crystals found in sandstone on an Australian sheep ranch are so tiny that you'd need a magnifying glass to see them. But recent measurements confirm they offer our earliest glimpse of Earth.
Restless In Ukraine: Interim Government Is Only First Step
The interim Ukrainian president has delayed naming a new government. News of the delay comes as an economic crisis looms, tensions simmer with Russia and talk spreads of separatism in eastern Ukraine.
First Listen Live: ScHoolboy Q, 'Oxymoron'
Watch the Los Angeles rapper perform a loose-limbed, spontaneous and unpretentious set, including a singalong for surprise guest Ab-Soul at New York's Le Poisson Rouge on Feb. 23.
Source: http://www.npr.org/event/music/274707451/first-listen-live-schoolboy-q-oxymoron?ft=1&f=1039
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wtorek, 25 lutego 2014
Album Review: 'Morning Phase'
It's been six years since singer-songwriter Beck released his last album. Music critic Tom Moon says that Beck's new record, Morning Phase, is purposely out of step with the pop trends of the moment.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/25/282589191/album-review-morning-phase?ft=1&f=1008
Harold Ramis On Working At 'Playboy' And Writing 'Animal House'
The comedy actor, writer and director had co-written and planned to star in the long-awaited Ghostbusters III ? but did not get the chance. He died Monday in Chicago at age 69.
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4 Takes On Netflix's Streaming Deal With Comcast
Netflix and Comcast ended their video streaming feud over the weekend, when Netflix agreed to pay the cable giant for direct access to consumers.
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CNN Says Piers Morgan's Talk Show Is Ending
CNN's prime-time talk show Piers Morgan Live is coming to an end, the news channel said Sunday. Morgan, who succeeded Larry King three years ago, was drawing lackluster ratings.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/24/281882788/cnn-says-piers-morgans-talk-show-is-ending?ft=1&f=1020
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Paternity Leave: Why Men Don't Take It, But Should
New mothers usually take at least some time off after delivering a baby, but dads are less likely to take leave. Advocates are pushing more dads to take paternity leave, and employers to offer it.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/25/282503805/paternity-leave-why-men-dont-take-it-but-should?ft=1&f=1003
America's Richest Political Activists Pour Money Into SuperPACs
Hedge fund billionaires Thomas Steyer and Paul Singer are among those deploying their money to promote their issue agendas. Selected congressional candidates will receive political contributions.
'Child's Pose' Feels 'Terrifyingly Authentic'
Child's Pose sounds like something elementary and easy, but don't be fooled. This stunning film from Romania, a ferocious psychological drama with the pace of a thriller, is anything but simple.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/24/281916791/movie-review-childs-pose?ft=1&f=1045
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A 'Tale' That's A Labor Of Love, But Not A Complete Success
Book fans can be picky about how Hollywood treats their favorite reads. How does a new movie of Marc Helprin's Winter's Tale fare? (This story originally aired on Morning Edition on Feb. 17.)
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Jason Collins Joins Nets, Is NBA's First Openly Gay Player
Jason Collins signed with the NBA's Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. With the deal, he becomes, not only the NBA's first gay player, but the first openly gay athlete active in U.S. major professional sports.
Analysis: Who Oscar-Winning Actors Thank
Among others, actors have thanked Oprah, Sidney Poitier and Meryl Streep. According to Slate, Streep was thanked more often than God at the Academy Awards.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/21/280528593/analysis-who-oscar-winning-actors-thank?ft=1&f=1045
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Three Years Later, A Harrowing Visit To Fukushima
The operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant is under criticism for its management of the cleanup after the tsunami and subsequent meltdown in 2011. NPR's Anthony Kuhn recently went inside one of the Fukushima reactors to see the efforts himself.
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poniedziałek, 24 lutego 2014
Ukraine: 4 Key Debates Yet To Shake Out
The deposed president is on the run. There's uncertainty over who will emerge as the country's new leader. Its economy is in shambles. And Russia and the West are divided over what they want.
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/02/24/282077499/ukraine-key-topics-to-watch?ft=1&f=1004
The Lessons Of John Dingell's Departure
It's remarkable that an accomplished legislator like Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who is the longest serving member of Congress in history, stayed so long into an era of congressional dysfunction.
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Another Monster Mother, But Hey, She Means Well
The Romanian entry in the foreign-film Oscar category turns on a nouveau-riche mother who maneuvers ruthlessly to shield her no-account son from charges he kills a teen in a car crash.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/20/280306103/another-monster-mother-but-hey-she-means-well?ft=1&f=1045
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Now That The Games Are Over, What Will Happen To Sochi?
The giant venues will need to be used somehow if Russia's $51 billion investment ? the most in Olympics history ? is to pay off. If previous games any are guide, the prospects aren't great.
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Olympics: Goodbye Sochi, Hello Brazil
Host Michel Martin gets a wrap of the winter Olympics in Sochi. Plus, Brazil gears up to host the summer Olympics and the World Cup, but there are already concerns about corruption.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/24/281997077/olympics-goodbye-sochi-hello-brazil?ft=1&f=1055
A New Shine On Old Problems: How Do You Clean Those Really Nasty Stains?
In a spirited book of cleaning and housekeeping advice, Jolie Kerr solves cleaning problems big as cars and small as tweezers; ordinary as grime and embarrassing as stains can get.
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With Nets, Jason Collins Will Be NBA's First Openly Gay Player
Jason Collins, who signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, will be the first active openly gay player in NBA history when he takes to the floor with the team.
Jason Collins Joins Nets, Is NBA's First Openly Gay Player
Jason Collins signed with the NBA's Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. With the deal, he becomes, not only the NBA's first gay player, but the first openly gay athlete active in U.S. major professional sports.
Kerry Kennedy Drugged-Driving Trial To Open In NY
Kerry Kennedy drugged-driving trial to open in NY
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Mike Rowe's Own Dirty Job: Selling Knick-Knacks Overnight
Long before Rowe was the host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel, he bet his friend that he could host on QVC. He says he took it as an opportunity to do the late-night talk show he'd always wanted.
Celebrate Winnie-The-Pooh's 90th With A Rare Recording (And Hunny)
A.A. Milne's beloved bear made his first appearance in a short poem titled "Teddy Bear" which was published in Punch magazine on Feb. 13, 1924. We'll listen back to a 1929 recording of Milne.
niedziela, 23 lutego 2014
What's Important In Sochi? Depends Where You Ask
Melissa Block speaks with an array of international correspondents covering the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, to hear what stories are playing big with their home audiences.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/13/276522418/whats-important-in-sochi-depends-where-you-ask?ft=1&f=1020
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Men Who Vandalized Egyptian Pyramid To Prove Theory Face Charges
Two German men filmed themselves scraping off samples of the Great Pyramid in hopes of proving their theory that it was built 20,000 years ago by people from the legendary city of Atlantis.
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FCC Won't Ask Journalists To Explain Themselves After All
The Federal Communications Commission conduced a strategic withdrawal from a politically controversial plan to ask journalists how they decide what is and isn't news.
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Tech Week: Facebook's Bet, Streaming Fight, Google Maps Indoors
What a week in technology news: Facebook made a $19 billion purchase, Verizon and Netflix are feuding and Google's trying impressive new projects.
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Hearing Devotion In Pop's Details
"Radioactive," by Imagine Dragons, just set a chart record for the longest run on Billboard's Hot 100. It's just one of a few songs on the charts showing the influence of religious themes.
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2014/02/21/280279386/hearing-devotion-in-pops-details?ft=1&f=1039
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Are The Barbershop Guys Sorry They Are Not Idris Elba?
The Barbershop guys weigh in on their best Olympic moments so far. Plus, they tell us why they're a better catch than Hollywood hunk Idris Elba.
Let Me Introduce You To My Cousins, Lupita Nyong'o And Louis C.K.
Movie fans and journalists alike have stumbled when pronouncing the last name of Lupita Nyong'o. But, it is her first name that has attracted attention elsewhere.
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Obama And Democratic Governors Agree: Raise Minimum Wage
President Obama met Friday with more than a dozen Democratic governors at the White House. They emerged from the meeting declaring their united support for a higher national minimum wage.
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Woman Held In Tribal Shooting Known As Bully
Woman held in tribal shooting known as bully
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Rousey Keeps Women's Title With First-Round Win
Rousey keeps women's title with first-round win
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sobota, 22 lutego 2014
Reports: Comcast To Buy Time Warner
Media report Comcast will announce its acquisition Thursday morning. The merger would combine the country's two largest cable companies and likely draw scrutiny from regulators.
Knicks Working To Buy Out World Peace, Udrih
Knicks working to buy out World Peace, Udrih
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Russia's Cossacks Ride Back From History As 'Patriots'
Once the marauders and cowboys of Russia's wild frontier, the horse-bound warriors are reappearing as a symbol of national pride.
Cholent: The Original Slow-Cooked Dish
A stewed dish cooked very low and slow, cholent has roots in the Jewish Sabbath. This ancient stew directly inspired the Crock-Pot ? and maybe the French cassoulet and Boston baked beans as well.
Tale Of Two Popes: Francis, Benedict Appear Together In Public
The pontiff and his predecessor appeared at St. Peter's Basilica for a ceremony to anoint 19 new Roman Catholic cardinals.
Reports: Comcast To Buy Time Warner
Media report Comcast will announce its acquisition Thursday morning. The merger would combine the country's two largest cable companies and likely draw scrutiny from regulators.
Limericks
Carl reads three news-related limericks: Pay As You Go, The Yippy Menace, and Dead Sexy.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/22/280870710/limericks?ft=1&f=
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piątek, 21 lutego 2014
Flaco Jim�nez And The Legacy Of Conjunto
In his seventh decade as a performer, the master accordion player has released a new album, Legends and Legacies. It's a collection of songs that illustrate the history of the conjunto tradition.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/20/279655384/flaco-jim-nez-and-the-legacy-of-conjunto?ft=1&f=1039
For A Rabbi Who Worked With The Nazis, Is Judgment 'Unjust'?
Claude Lanzmann's documentary profiles a Viennese rabbi put to work in a Czech concentration camp. Although Benjamin Murmelstein was himself not a free man, he was despised by fellow Jewish prisoners.
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Canada Stuns U.S. Women In Comeback Win
The two rival ice hockey teams had been dominant in Olympic competition, but Canada triumphs in the finals, winning in overtime after a last-minute comeback.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/20/280255174/canada-stuns-u-s-women-in-comeback-win?ft=1&f=1055
World's Best Slalom Skier Prepares For Olympic Event
Eighteen-year-old American Mikaela Shiffrin is the favorite in Friday's women's slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Three other Americans are also in the field of 88.
Will Comcast Get Federal OK To Buy Time Warner?
The nation's No. 1 and No. 2 cable companies would come together if Comcast's plan to buy Time Warner for $45 billion goes through. Before that can happen, though, federal lawyers are expected to consider the effect of such a combination on consumers.
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Obama Buoys Democrats By Dropping Social Security Cut Idea
You could almost hear the sigh of relief from Democrats when the White House announced President Obama's 2015 budget wouldn't include a proposal that would have lowered Social Security benefits.
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LA Mayor: 'The Basics Have Been Neglected For Too Long'
Eric Garcetti says he wants to reinvent Los Angeles and promote its diversity, food and innovators ? but first, he says, he's going to focus on a less-glamorous agenda: infrastructure.
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First Lady Pays Visit To New 'Tonight Show' Host
First lady pays visit to new 'Tonight Show' host
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Risk Is Low And Business Is Booming In The Malware Market
The Malware market has built a thriving underground where stolen credit card information goes on sale before the rest of us even knew a mega-breach happened.
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czwartek, 20 lutego 2014
Why Facebook Thinks WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion
To put things in perspective, the global messaging platform WhatsApp that Facebook picked up is worth more than Southwest Airlines. But is the price justified?
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What's Up With Facebook's Big Acquisition?
Facebook paid $19 billion for the instant messaging service WhatsApp even though it's never disclosed whether it's profitable. Aarti Shahani of KQED explains what Facebook sees in its new acquisition.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/20/280255209/whats-up-with-facebooks-puzzling-acquisition?ft=1&f=1019
Author James Patterson To Give $1 Million To Bookstores
On Thursday, he announced the names of more than 55 booksellers who are getting some of that money ? up to $15,000 each. He tells Renee Montagne about why he's driven to help independent bookstores.
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When Jeremiah Couldn't Take More Bullying, He Took His Life
He was 14 when he killed himself in 2008. A big kid with a learning disability, he had faced years of bullying by his classmates. Just about a month into his first year of high school, Jeremiah had had enough. His father remembers him as a loyal friend, saying, "I'm very proud that he was my son."
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'Three Amigos' Talk Trade In Mexico
President Obama is meeting with heads of state from Canada and Mexico. These North American neighbors are often called the "three amigos." They are expected to talk about trade and border security.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/19/279709496/three-amigos-talk-trade-in-mexico?ft=1&f=1014
Nebraska Court Ruling Voids Approval For Keystone XL Pipeline
A judge's decision Wednesday to overturn a Nebraska law that allowed the pipeline guarantees the legal fight will continue for at least several more months.
What Is The Psychological Effect Of Naming Storms?
Nick Epley at the University of Chicago has been studying the effects of naming inanimate things like storms. He finds that doing so gives them human-like qualities --among them, intentionality.
Ha Ha Tonka On World Cafe
The four piece joins us today to play music from their album Lessons, and songwriter Brian Roberts explains how Fresh Air's interview with Maurice Sendak triggers his creativity.
Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/world-cafe/2014/02/19/279207974/ha-ha-tonka-on-world-cafe?ft=1&f=1039
Deadpan Debut Novel Asks 'Why Are You So Sad?'
Critic Alex Gilvarry calls Jason Porter's first book "a humorous insight into the human condition."
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/19/279207808/hilarious-first-novel-asks-why-are-you-so-sad?ft=1&f=1008
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Spirit Airlines Taps A Nation Of Hate Fliers
Spirit Airlines is one of America's fastest-growing airlines. It's also among the least popular airlines in America. How can one airline be both things at once?
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Democrats Eye Long-Time GOP Seat In Florida Special Election
A special election next month in Florida's 13th Congressional District is being touted as an important preview of the upcoming mid-term races. Polls suggest it's a tight race, and that it will likely turn on which candidate does a better job getting his or her supporters to come out and vote.
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środa, 19 lutego 2014
Kurds Bypass Iraq Government, Build Oil Pipeline To Turkey
In the autonomous northern region of Iraq, the Kurds have decided to take the contentious matter of oil into their own hands. They built a pipeline out of the country bypassing the central government and sparking outrage in Baghdad. Steve Inskeep talks to Ben Lando, of the Iraq Oil Report, which covers daily happenings in and around Iraq.
Teens Rehearse For Adulthood In Wolitzer's 'Interestings'
Meg Wolitzer's novel is about lifelong friendship tinged with jealousy. It begins at a summer camp in 1974 and follows a group of friends through middle age. Wolitzer says her teen years were a rehearsal for her adult life and that today she is "different" but "in the same shell."
Does The U.S. Lead The Winter Olympics ? Or Does Germany?
In keeping with a trend that began early in Sochi, as of Tuesday the U.S. had collected more bronze medals than any other country at the Winter Games, and a total of 20. Germany had won the most golds. Who was on top? That depends on whom you ask.
New Mix: Sisyphus, Avey Tare, Nothing, More
This week's mix from All Songs Considered includes a genre-bending project from Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux and Serengeti they're calling Sisyphus. Plus psychedelic solo music from Animal Collective's Avey Tare, one-of-a-kind folk from Diane Cluck and more.
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'A Burnable Book' Is Fragrant With The Stench Of Medieval London
The hunt for a book of seditious poems is at the heart of medievalist Bruce Holsinger's detail-packed new novel; poet and fixer John Gower is hunting for the book, at the behest of his friend Geoffrey Chaucer. Reviewer Jean Zimmerman says "filth of the street is likely to suck off the occasional shoe," but in the end, the experience is enjoyable.
Battling Blight: Detroit Maps Entire City To Find Bad Buildings
The city has a lot of abandoned buildings, and to decide which ones should be demolished, the federal government and some major foundations started a massive, high-tech mapping project. The new mayor says that's just what he needs to improve the neighborhoods.
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First Listen: St. Vincent, 'St. Vincent'
Every defiant growl, jaded vocal fry and distorted guitar lick on Annie Clark's fourth album flirts with the avant garde, yet uses an accessible, if inventive, musical vocabulary to do so.
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Martin Scorsese Takes Poland's Communist-Era Art Films On The Road
The filmmaker fell in love with Polish cinema in college, and the images have stayed with him ever since. "I close my eyes, I see them," he says. "They're very vivid, expressive, immediate." Scorsese's festival of 21 handpicked movies will travel to 30 American cities.
wtorek, 18 lutego 2014
Music Education For Creativity, Not A Tool For Test Scores
With so much pressure on schools to improve test scores, music and the arts sometimes fall off the list of priorities. That's led advocates for music education to point out its benefits in the classroom.
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Snowden's Leaks About NSA Lead To Awards For 4 Reporters
Journalists who broke the news in The Guardian and The Washington Post are among those receiving this year's George Polk Awards in Journalism. Without their work, the stories "would not have seen the light of day."
Syria Drives Rebels From Site Of Alleged Killings
Syria drives rebels from site of alleged killings
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Get Extra Points For Super Bowls Of Dips And Spreads
Cooking for a crowd for the big game? Put away the pots and pans, and turn to these party-friendly dishes. Then you can settle onto the couch in front of the TV instead of getting stuck in the kitchen.
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An Olympic Shame: Vladimir Putin Plays Host To Winter Games
Vladimir Putin's Olympics remind commentator Frank Deford of prescription medicine ads ? the kind with the short list of benefits and long disclaimer.
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For Some Olympians, Games Are Golden Ticket To Politics
At least six former Olympians have been elected to Congress. The games offer ambitious athletes something essential to a career in politics: name recognition.
The Surprising After Effects Of A Notorious 'Wardrobe Malfunction'
Audie Cornish speaks with writer Marin Cogan about the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, which happened a decade ago this month. Marin wrote a piece on the incident that is featured in ESPN the Magazine.
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Last Chance To Read 'Grapes Of Wrath' Before It Turns 75
Somehow, a lot of us at NPR Books have never read John Steinbeck's Dust Bowl classic. So when we realized this anniversary was coming up, we thought: What better way to pay tribute than to actually crack it open? That is to say: We're hosting an I Will If You Will book club, and you're all invited to join.
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Week In Politics: Boehner's Debt Limit Decision And Democratic Retreat
Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of . They discuss House Speaker John Boehner's role in raising the debt ceiling, this week's Democratic retreat and a federal judge's decision to strike down Virginia's gay marriage ban.
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Battling Blight: Detroit Maps Entire City To Find Bad Buildings
The city has a lot of abandoned buildings, and to decide which ones should be demolished, the federal government and some major foundations started a massive, high-tech mapping project. The new mayor says that's just what he needs to improve the neighborhoods.
Longtime Pair Take Home First American Ice Dancing Gold
Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal Monday night in ice dancing. They earned a silver medal in the last Winter Games in Vancouver, and they entered competition favored to win in Sochi.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/17/278667311/american-pair-take-home-ice-dancing-gold?ft=1&f=1055
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The Art And Practice Of Protecting American Technology
The recent allegations that a Chinese spy was trying to steal technology are in fact nothing new. Audie Cornish talks to James Lewis, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about protecting U.S. technology from spying abroad.
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